Who’s Who: On Mr. Murakami Tatsuya
By Aizawa Kazumasa, a Tokai Village resident, on July 15, 2025 Murakami Tatsuya made unsparing efforts to expand residential autonomy. As the mayor of Tokai Village, he placed residential autonomy at the center...
Category: JCO
An accident not to be forgotten 10 Years have passed since the JCO Criticality Accident Nuke Info Tokyo No. 132
It is painful to remember this dreadful accident, but to commemorate the tenth anniversary I decided to jot down a few thoughts. The initial shock At noon on September 30, 1999 NHK news reported...
JCO Criticality Accident: five years on Nuke Info Tokyo No. 102
Five years have passed since the JCO criticality accident at Tokai Village. Two people died, compared to the five people who died in the Mihama-3 accident. At the time of the JCO accident Tokyo...
Perspective from 4th Anniversary of the JCO Criticality Accident Nuke Info Tokyo No. 97
Since the criticality accident of September 30th 1999, the inside of the conversion test building, the site of the accident, has been closed to the public. In September, four years after the accident, JCO...
JCO Criticality Accident Three Years On Questions Still Unanswered Nuke Info Tokyo No. 91
A survey assistant explains about a survey form of the effects of JCO criticality accident to the residents near JCO Co. on February 2002 (Naka-town, Ibaraki Prefecture. Photo by Noboru Kobayashi) Three...
Few Safety Improvements Seen Since JCO Accident Nuke Info Tokyo No. 80
A year has passed since the JCO criticality accident, but little improvement can be seen in the safety regulation of the nuclear industry. This accident was a tremendous shock to Japan’s nuclear power industry...
